A treasure too good to lose

Mexicans are fighting hard to save their traditional maize from the onslaught of GM hybrids and US exports

Bt Cotton imbroglio

A failure of our scientific preparedness. Where are our scientists?

Wheat rust fear looms large over south Asia

Hair oil

Hair and oil spills: what's the connection?

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In short

Cancun clinches deal—for polluters

Cancun has restored the sanctity of multilateral negotiations under the UN climate convention. People had lost faith in it by the end of the …

Decline in monarch butterfly population not because of migration: Study

The ‘migration mortality’ hypothesis, highlighted by two scientific journals, is not backed by data, says the study’s author …

Highest mortality year for dolphins, whales

US authorities investigating if stranding incidents linked to BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Terrible magnate

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Deepwater Horizon spill: Dispersant more toxic to corals than oil

Following the spill, coral populations were coated with a dark-coloured flocculent slime that was found to contain oil from the spill and …

Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

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Deal won, stakes lost

Cancun deal shifts burden on developing countries not developed

US, Mexico accuse China of unfair trade practices

Killing dust

African dust clouds cause red tides that kill millions of fish in the Gulf of Mexico

US undercutting post-Kyoto talks

G8, developing countries launch Potsdam Initiative

Breathing easy

A hundred medicines, a dozen therapies but no cure, that is the story of asthma treatment world wide. Complementary medicine fill the vacuum

Exaggerated efficiency

The benefit of transferring technologies under the Kyoto Protocol's mechanisms is questionable

4,500 year-old skeleton discovered in Mexico

The endgame at Cancun

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Gasping millions

Asthma, the bane of modern life, stalks the young ones and the affluent. It will strike 32 million people in India by 2010. The silent strangler …